New york times v sullivan

LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 20: Musical group BTS perfroms onstage during the 2018 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Boy band BTS arrive for the 61st Annual Grammy Awards on February 10, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) Sound The gallery will resume inseconds BTS, the wildly popular K-pop boy band, will headline the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on May 4 and May 5. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG) BTS, the wildly popular K-pop boy band, performs during the first of four sold-out nights at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. FILE PHOTO/Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG) Fans cheer as BTS, the wildly popular K-pop boy band, performs during the first of four sold-out nights at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. FILE PHOTO/Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG) BTS, the wildly popular … [Read more...] about WATCH: BTS sends ‘Good Morning’ video to fans from New York

Justice Clarence Thomas recently issued an opinion on revisiting the 1964 New York Times v. Sullivan Case, stating that he did not believe the decision met the original intent of the First Amendment. He challenged the “actual malice” doctrine established in this case, stating that it goes beyond common law malice and is not consistent with an originalist interpretation of the Constitution. This doctrine states that public officials and figures, in cases of libel, must be able to show that the defendant acted “with knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not.” The shift of the burden of proof to the plaintiff has been widely regarded as one of the most important protections for press freedom. While this decision in particular has been looked down upon by the great originalist Justice Thomas, he has not applied such original interpretation in every case. For example, in Citizens United v. FEC, Justice Thomas did not argue … [Read more...] about NYT v Sullivan shouldn’t be overturned

Joseph Spector Albany Bureau Published 12:48 PM EST Feb 18, 2019 ALBANY - Catholic groups on Monday stressed they have a variety of programs to help pregnant women after New York passed a controversial expansion of abortion rights last month. New York codified Roe v. Wade into state law and allowed for abortions before the end of the 24 week of pregnancy and thereafter if it is necessary "to protect the patient's life or health" or if there is no "fetal viability." But pro-life groups have railed against the law, saying it allows for late-term abortions with loose restrictions. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, said Monday he is concerned the new law gives the impression that abortion can be the only option for women during a troubled pregnancy, calling it an "almost pro-abortion atmosphere." He stressed that there are many groups in New York willing to help women with their decisions. "We thought it would be a very teachable time to stand up and say, … [Read more...] about Church groups promote ‘life-giving’ alternatives after New York strengthens abortion rights

Should it be a crime to call public officials corrupt? Yes, according to the police in Exeter, New Hampshire. Earlier this year, they arrested a local man for writing a comment on a news website accusing Police Chief William Shupe of covering for a corrupt officer. Robert Frese was accused of violating New Hampshire’s criminal defamation law, which makes it a misdemeanor to intentionally and falsely disparage another person. New Hampshire’s law — and others like it in 24 other states around the country — literally make it a crime to say mean things about people. These laws have no place in modern American democracy. That’s why we filed a lawsuit Tuesday in New Hampshire federal court arguing that criminal defamation laws violate the First Amendment. Frese was arrested after he posted comments to a Seacoast Online article about a retiring police officer. Frese had a number of issues with the officer and accused him of misconduct. He also wrote that Chief … [Read more...] about New Hampshire Police Arrested a Man for Being Mean to Them on the Internet

click to enlarge Supreme Court Justice Courtney Goodson has again sued to stop an onslaught of attack advertising by a shadowy group out of Washington. I'm forced to say, slimy as the attack is, it looks legally protected to me. Goodson sued in the primary to stop advertising by a dark money group, the Judicial Crisis Network. She got an injunction in Pulaski County, failed to get one in Washington County. Now she's suing the Republican State Leadership Committee Judicial Fairness Initiative. It's effectively a dark money group, with no accounting in Arkansas of the sources of the $750,000 it spent against her in the primary and $1.1 million it's committed in the runoff to elect David Sterling. He's running for her nonpartisan seat as a declared conservative Republican whose thinking is in line with Donald Trump. (Some judicial fairness.) The ads dredge up the same material used by dark money groups to beat her in her race for chief justice two years ago. She received and … [Read more...] about Courtney Goodson sues again over attack ads. Opinion: It’s a loser